پاراين पारायण pārāyaṇ S s. m. The act of reading a Purāṇ continually, without expres- sing its meaning.

پشم pashm P s. f. 1. Wool, hair, fur; a thing of no moment. 2. Pubes tum maris tum feminæ. پشم پرمارنا pashm par mārnā, To be perfectly contented and independent, to despise, to dis- regard. پشم سمجهنا pashm samajhnā, To des- pise. پشم نه اکهڙنا pashm na ukhaṛnā, To suffer nothing from the enmity of another, not a hair of the head to be touched. (Spoken in great contempt of an adversary).

پاکدامن pāk-dāman P adj. Chaste, pure, innocent, holy in life, modest (woman).

پٿوکا paṭūkā S̱. (पट्ट Cloth) s. m. See پٿکا paṭkā. پٿوکاباندهنا paṭūkā bāndhnā, To determine on, or to prepare for any act. پٿوکاپکڙنا paṭūkā pa- kaṛnā, To hinder or obstruct.

پرنيان parniyān P s. m. A kind of fine painted silk.

پتنگا patangā पतंग S̱. s. m. A moth.

پرداخت pardāḵẖt P (from پرداختن) s. f. Per- formance, patronising, relinquishment.

پونچهلا pūnchhlā पुच्छ S̱. s. m. A tail.

پروسنا parosnā परिवेषण S̱. v. a. To serve up dinner, to distribute food to guests, &c.

پروار परिवार pariwār S s. m. Family, atten- dants, dependents.